The Gallup Podcast

As a global health crisis takes its toll on the U.S., the country's economy and workforce are taking a massive hit. How will the COVID-19 outbreak and response change the U.S. economy when it's all over? Gallup Principal Economist Jonathan Rothwell joins the podcast to offer a glimpse of the situation from an economist's lens, discussing the skyrocketing U.S. unemployment rate, the economic relief...

Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton and economist Anne Case join the podcast to discuss their new book, "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism." Case and Deaton's vast research -- on the destabilization in the American family, the rise of addiction and suicide, and other key social, economic and wellbeing shifts over time -- paints a grim picture of how U.S. capitalism in its current form no...

What are the essential conditions for startup companies to succeed? And why are entrepreneurs so integral to job growth? Charles Fred, CEO of TrueSpace, and Jennifer Maher, CEO of 1776, join the podcast to talk about the future of U.S. entrepreneurship.

About one in four Americans report having cut back on meat in their diet. What ramifications does this have for the U.S. agriculture industry? And are plant-based meats merely a fad, or are they here to stay? Julia Moskin, a veteran food reporter at The New York Times, and Laura Reiley, a reporter covering the business of food at The Washington Post, join the podcast to help us digest Gallup's lat...

Bill Novelli -- former CEO of AARP, former president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and current co-chair of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care -- offers his takes on the varied health challenges facing the U.S. today. How do efforts to combat the vaping epidemic today compare with his early efforts to reduce youth smoking? And what are the challenges for end-of-life care in the U.S.?

How can U.S. workplaces navigate the major societal and political shifts the country is currently undergoing? Why is establishing a workplace culture so important? How have workplace norms changed? Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Society for Human Resource Management, joins the podcast to discuss how U.S. employers can facilitate a thriving workplace in the new d...

What is the state and future of higher education in the U.S.? University of Texas System Chancellor James Milliken joins the podcast to share his perspective, based on more than 30 years of leadership experience in higher education. How are leaders in higher education working to ensure career preparedness for college graduates? And how are they navigating a public decline in confidence in higher e...

One of the most important topics Gallup has committed to researching is wellbeing, studying its benefits and what contributes to wellbeing across the world. Gallup Senior Scientist Ed Diener joins the podcast to unpack what Gallup has learned. What does an individual stand to gain from caring about their wellbeing? And what can leaders of businesses and nations alike do to boost it?

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was the architect of the 1994 GOP strategy to retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives after 40 years of Democratic control. How does Gingrich reflect on the political earthquake a quarter of a century later? How did he spend his decade-plus in the House minority leading up to the 1994 midterms? And how does he look back on the impeachment hearings he...

Jonathan Rothwell, Gallup's Chief Economist and host of "Out of the Echo Chamber," joins the podcast to discuss his new book, A Republic of Equals, in which he offers a formula for a more just society. How can the U.S. create greater equality of opportunity and expand markets to curb the growth of the 1%? And how does the issue of housing overlap these two goals? Are the political right and left b...

Gallup managing editor for world news, Julie Ray, joins the podcast to break down the latest findings of Gallup’s annual Global Law and Order Report. Which countries score highest and lowest on the Law and Order Index -- and how does the U.S. fare? Later, Sarah Wildman, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor, gives context to how the findings play out in real-life situations around the world. How d...

Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President and CEO of the Meridian International Center, joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s focus on trade this year. Where do trade relations between the U.S. and China currently stand, and how should the U.S. shape its longer-term global trade strategy? Later, Politico’s chief economic correspondent Ben White discusses what President Donald Trump gets righ...

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox joins the podcast to discuss the state of Mexico and its place in Latin America and the world. How has the Mexican economy changed since his time in office? What effect has the Central American migration crisis had on the country, and how does he think the U.S. and Mexico can work together to address it?

Sixty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in U.S. schools was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Cheryl Brown Henderson -- daughter of the plaintiff in the case and president of Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research -- joins the podcast to look back on the landmark decision and what education and life were like for black Ame...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker joins the podcast to offer his assessment of what he believes would be the best outcome for U.S. affairs in Afghanistan. What changes have Afghans seen in their lives since the U.S. invasion in 2001? Later, retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal discusses the U.S. policy approach to the Afghanistan War. This special episode is part of Gallup’s serie...

Eighteen years after the attacks on 9/11, how did the geopolitical forces behind the attacks take shape? Gallup Senior Adviser George Friedman joins the podcast to discuss his analyses of the pre- and post-9/11 events that shaped the U.S. and the world. What does Friedman view as the most important global events to watch for in the future?

Gallup finds that Americans are opposed to admitting Washington, D.C., as a U.S. state. But the district’s delegate in Congress remains steadfast in her 28-year mission for statehood. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton joins the podcast to explain why she feels the district needs to become a state, how she’s been able to work across the aisle and what she’s learned in nearly three decades on the Hill.

Andrew Young -- former U.S. congressman, mayor of Atlanta, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and ally of Martin Luther King Jr. -- joins the podcast to discuss his life and career.

Gallup has polled on LGBT issues since 1977 -- and some of its findings have marked the largest shifts in U.S. public opinion Gallup has recorded. LGBT activist Cleve Jones joins the podcast to provide context to Gallup’s earliest findings, and discusses how Americans’ views have changed in the decades since.

Peter Georgescu’s story -- as a refugee, political prisoner and later, the CEO of an iconic American company -- has shaped his views on capitalism. What does Georgescu think needs to be done to fix capitalism in the U.S.? And where do socialist ideas fit into his view?

How do residents in fragile communities view law enforcement and the legal system? Do they feel that people like them are treated fairly? Gerard Robinson, executive director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity (CAO), joins the podcast to discuss the findings of “The State of Opportunity in America,” the latest report from Gallup and CAO. Later, Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester talks about he...

What is the emotional temperature of the world? Where in the world are people experiencing the most positive emotions -- and which countries experience the most negative ones? Gallup Global Managing Partner Jon Clifton breaks down the findings from Gallup’s latest annual Global Emotions Report.

The world is watching as India’s massive election takes place -- but what is it like to observe the race on the ground? How does India manage voting in a country of more than 1.3 billion? Lauren Frayer, NPR’s India correspondent, joins the podcast to discuss the identity politics that are shaping Indian politics and more.

As voting continues in the election in the world’s largest democracy, how many Indians approve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership as he seeks re-election? CNN’s Fareed Zakaria joins the podcast to discuss the religious and historical factors that are playing out in India’s political landscape.

Non-college-educated whites’ affinity for the Republican Party was growing even before the rise of Donald Trump’s political career -- and it has grown stronger since, according to Gallup Poll Senior Editor Jeff Jones’ latest analysis. Jones joins the podcast to discuss what this means, and later, The Washington Post’s national correspondent Philip Bump unpacks these and other Gallup findings.